He emphasised his
support of a financial system not controlled by regulators, claiming
that the absence of regulation has enabled bitcoin and other
cryptographic protocols to evolve and innovate incredibly quickly.

However,
he conceded that the innovative nature of cryptocurrency and the
financial diversity it facilitates has created difficulties for those
working in the space. For example, a number of banks across the world
have blocked customer involvement with bitcoin and even closed the accounts of some companies operating within the digital currency sphere.